Supply Planning Manager Americas

Omya • Cincinnati, OH

99d

About The Position

Oversees inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned plants and/or co-packers. Maintains capacity plans to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives. Develop and implement best practice production scheduling processes and/or finite scheduling processes at Omya facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, with emphasis on Business Logistics.
• Minimum 10 years experience.
• Industry experience, in lieu of BS, considered.
• APICS Certification or Advanced degree preferred.
• 2-4 years’ experience in a production planning, production scheduling or materials management position preferred.
• SAP experience, knowledge of integrated planning software, and Excel skills is also preferred.
• Very strong analytical skills and knowledge of development of analytical models in Excel or other spreadsheet software.
• Current US employment authorization; sponsorship not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

• APICS Certification.
• Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed understanding of manufacturing constraints and capabilities of the manufacturing locations being planned, providing regular feedback and information to drive medium term tactical and long-term strategic discussion.
• Communicate with production facilities and Corporate Supply Chain team as well as Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Demand Planning and Customer Service.
• Keep all affected parties apprised of potential problems or issues impacting the business, including risks and opportunities.
• Assess current inventory levels and forecasts to make appropriate business decisions that minimize costs and achieve corporate working capital and service level objectives.
• Publish and lead the review of material as needed with plant and business teams.
• Lead the Executive SOP process for the Region.
• Seamlessly interface with advanced levels of the organization to drive consensus on risks and opportunities and lead the conversations around developing action plans.
• Coordinate/lead special projects as required, including complex new product launch evaluation, asset utilization studies, supply chain cost optimization opportunities and others as assigned.
• Lead prioritization and order allocation process if/when needed.
• Maintain close and regular interaction and communication with sales, marketing, customer service and plant shipping personnel, to support the business needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees